
Richard Ayoade
Acting
1977-05-23 - Present
Richard Ellef Ayoade was born in London in 1977. He is a a multi-award winning British comedian, actor, broadcaster, filmmaker, author, narrator & film buff. The success of Garth Marenghi’s Dark Place (which he co-wrote, directed and starred in) was followed by his BAFTA award winning role in The IT Crowd, and numerous other TV credits. In 2010, Ayoade made his debut directorial feature, Submarine, a BAFTA nominated, coming-of-age comedy-drama he adapted from Joe Dunthorne's 2008 novel of the same name. His second feature film in 2013, the black comedy thriller The Double, was based on Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 1846 novella The Double; it was written by Ayoade & Avi Korine. His first book, Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey, was published in October 2014. Richard is married to actress / producer Lydia Fox & they reside in England.
Credits

The Phoenician SchemeasSergio

The Bad Guys 2asProfessor Marmalade (voice)

The Bad GuysasProfessor Marmalade (voice)

SoulasCounselor Jerry (voice)

Paddington 2asForensic Investigator

The Wonderful Story of Henry SugarasDr. Marshall / Yogi

The Lego Movie 2: The Second PartasIce Cream Cone (voice)

The WatchasJamarcus

The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Three MoreasDr. Marshall / The Great Yogi / Various (archive footage)

The Electrical Life of Louis WainasHenry Wood

The BoxtrollsasMr. Pickles (voice)

Early ManasTreebor (voice)

The Rat CatcherasEditor

22 vs. EarthasCounselor Jerry (voice)

The SouvenirasPatrick

The Life and Death of Peter SellersasPhotographer at Wedding

The Souvenir: Part IIasPatrick

Bunny and the BullasMuseum Curator

The Extraordinary Miss FlowerasSelf

AD/BC: A Rock OperaasJoseph

Neo Yokio: Pink ChristmasasHerbert Sims (voice)

The IT Crowd ManualasSelf - Maurice Moss

Hello, FriendasComputer Man

FestivalasDwight Swan

The Semplica Girl Diariesas

Miranda: Morecambe & Wise and MeasSelf
Peter Cook and Dudley Moore: The Missing SketchesasSelf
The Mighty Boosh: Inside the Zooniverseas

Danger IslandasDr. Medino (voice)

Wynde: Behind the ManasInterviewer
Backstage... at the Cambridge FootlightsasSelf